FG targets better service delivery, unveils online portal April 16



The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson will on Tuesday, April 16, launch the Federal Government Service Portal as part of the initiatives for ‘Getting Government Online’’ to improve service delivery to citizens and other stakeholders.

This, the Ministry said, is in furtherance of one of its key mandates of deploying information and communication technology to drive transparency in governance and improve the quality of public service delivery.

A statement by the Minister’s media aid, Efem Nkanga, said the primary objective of deploying the service portal, is to create an easy and single point of entry for Nigerians and other stakeholders to access government services online.

The portal, which is built with the latest web technology, puts together a directory of existing online government services, as well as newly automated services from the ministries of Industry, Trade and Investment, Agriculture, Education, Health and Communication Technology.

Some of the newly automated processes and services on the portal are patent and trademark registration, evaluation and accreditation of academic certificates, farmer’s registration, registration and accreditation of seed companies, seed import and export permit, application for spectrum license, License Procedure for Class type license and License procedure for individual type license.





Daily Independent